Pangaea - means all land. the supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago
continental drift - the movement of continents over time
fossil - trace of an organism that has been preserved in rock



The Theory of Continental Drift

  • Alfred Wegener
  • One big landform ( Pangaea )

Evidence from Landforms

  • Mountains from South America and Africa

Evidence from fossils

  • Mesosaurus+Lystrasaurus - found places seperated by oceans

Evidence from Climate

  • Glaciers in South Africa

Scientist Reject Wegener's Theory